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CVE-2026-18997
cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent bg agent.ts Agent.handleBgCommand authorization
Medium5.3EPSS 0.37%
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Description
A vulnerability was found in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent up to 1.1.12. This issue affects the function Agent.handleBgCommand of the file src/core/agent.ts of the component bg Command Handler. Performing a manipulation results in incorrect authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Low2.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
cosmicstack-labs · mercury-agent
- affected 1.1.0
- affected 1.1.1
- affected 1.1.2
- affected 1.1.3
- affected 1.1.4
- affected 1.1.5
- affected 1.1.6
- affected 1.1.7
- affected 1.1.8
- affected 1.1.9
- affected 1.1.10
- affected 1.1.11
- affected 1.1.12
References (6)
- VDB-386380 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent bg agent.ts Agent.handleBgCommand authorization (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-386380 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-18997 | CVE Analysis and Report (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #862627 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent 1.1.12 Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/issues/73 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/ (opens in a new tab)product
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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